Karaikal Portís proposed LNG terminal to be operational by mid-2019

The stage is set for commissioning of the first phase of the Liquified
Natural Gas Terminal at Karaikal Port in Central Tamil Nadu's coast to handle
one million tons of LNG in another eighteen months. The capacity of the
offshore LNG terminal at the Port is expected to be doubled in the second phase
of the project to be taken up in 2019.

AG&P (Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Co.), the Philippines-based company at
the forefront of providing end-to-end LNG delivery solutions, has signed an
exclusive agreement with Karaikal Port Pvt. Ltd (KPPL), to develop an LNG
import terminal at the port, including LNG sourcing and supply.

Work on the offshore LNG terminal at Karaikal port had commenced nearly two
years ago. With source and supply being ensured for the proposed LNG terminal,
it is now only a question of time that the project is implemented

Karaikal Port is a centre of trading for South-East India and is crucial to
the regionís GDP. With the addition of AG&Pís LNG import terminal, Karaikal
Port will continue to be an engine of growth for the regionís future.

The development of AG&Pís LNG import terminal at Karaikal Port shall
complement Indian Oilís under-construction LNG terminal at Ennore 300 km to the
north and will provide wider gas accessibility to Puducherry and Tamil Nadu.
The Indian OIl's LNG terminal is expected to be commissioned next year will
handle five million tonnes of LNG in the first phase. IOC has plans to expand
the terminal by another five million tons.

The LNG terminal at Karaikal port will serve the heavily industrialised
region of central Tamil Nadu which has major manufacturing clusters for the
fertiliser, cement, steel, textile, leather, sugar and garment industries
located within its 300 km catchment area. In addition, it will serve the
gas-fired power industry as well as multiple demand centres via pipeline and/or
city gas distribution network, said a release.

"AG and P will bring clean fuel to customers who do not have access
today. The company is honoured to be working with Karaikal Port Private Limited
to deliver this major infrastructure project to South India," said the
spokesman of, AG and P.

"AG&Pís innovative approach will establish Karaikal as a major
gateway for distributing LNG, CNG and gas quickly and efficiently to customers
throughout the region. Leveraging its standardised designs and modular approach
to building terminals developed in AG&Pís Houston, Texas Engineering
Center, AG&P not only eliminates expensive, bespoke engineering costs, but
significantly reduces construction time. This means the terminal will be up and
running by mid-2019," said a spokesman of AG and P.

The Karaikal Port is a deep-water facility located on the east coast of
India. Since commencing operations in 2009, it has handled over 46 million
tonnes of multi-cargo and received over 1,400 commercial vessels. As part of
the portís expansion beyond commercial cargo, it allocated an area within
existing breakwater to develop an LNG terminal to serve the power, industrial
and other customers in the region. The Port received Environmental Approval
(EA) for this LNG terminal development in May 2017, the release said.